Support

The UKCeB Task Force sponsors and facilitates a number of Steering Groups, each focused on a specific aspect of collaborative information sharing. Their purpose is to identify and progress issues - and to develop advice and guidance for the benefit of Team Defence. Representation includes UK Ministry of Defence (and other Government Departments where appropriate) as well as industry. Participation is open to representatives from UKCeB member organisations and others by invitation.

Defence & Industry Support Chain Optimisation Group (DISCOG)

A forum for joint working on support chain issues across Team Defence.
The portfolio management board for all joint Support activities.
Decision makers empowered to commit resources for the agreed Road map projects. more

DISCOG Core Team

The Defence & Industry Support Chain Optimisation Group (DISCOG) Core Team provide the planning and support to the DISCOG more

Supply User Group

An ACDS(Log Ops) group with the purpose of developing and maintaining Supply Contraints, Standards and Rules applied to all DLoDs to enable effective operation of the end to end Joint Support Chain more

Support & Information Innovation Community of Interest (SII-COI)

The Support & Information Innovation Community of Interest (SII-COI)- established in summer 2017 - is facilitated by TD-Info on behalf of MOD ACDS Log Ops to address future thinking and action in Logistics. It supports the alignment of innovation activities by MOD ACDS (Log Ops) and MOD ISS, developing concepts for exploitation through to capability. SII-COI has organised sessions for MOD/Industry joint participation on Blockchain (June 17), Automation & Robotics (Sep 17) and Internet of Things (Jan 18). Other sessions in plan include:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Apr 18). Outputs from sessions are available; learn how you can participate. more

Through Life Information Management

Supply Chain and Support Engineering Working Group (SC&SEWG)

To support the UK MoD and UK industry in improving Supportability Engineering (ILS) standards, processes (technical and management) and training in order to improve the effectiveness and the efficiency of Supportability Engineering (ILS) programmes and hence ultimately to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Total System (comprising the System of Interest, the Support System and the Concept of Employment). That is, we strive to improve the Whole Life Cost Effectiveness of the "System of Interest". more

E-STUF - Engineering Support Transformation User Forum

E-STUF will provide a forum for sharing best practice in Engineering Support across As-Designed & As-Built to As-Used and As-Maintained
Outcome will support the development, implementation and realisation of the DSN ES Vision more

Joint Obsolescence Management Working Group

Forum for Team Defence to discuss and prmulgate existing and developing Policy, Advice and Guidance on Obsolescence Management matters more

LOGISTICS & LOGNET

Community space for Logistics content, in particular relating to LOGNET more

Joint Supply Support Working Group

The SSCOI provides a forum to spread awareness, knowledge and best practice within the Supply Support arena more

Combined Technical Documentation Working Group

Packaging for Equipment Acquisition and Support

This Community of Interest provides a forum for the MOD and Industry where topics of discussion include: guidance and resolution of matters relating to Military Level Packaging; training, links with Professional Bodies e.g. The Packaging Society (IoM³); innovations related to packaging.
Membership comes from the MOD, Military Packagers Approval Scheme (MPAS) Registered Organisations and the MOD's chosen Supply Chain Partners. The Forum provides a business focus on the requirements of Military Packaging and the role it fulfils within the Supply Chain to support Defence. more

MOD/Industry Human Factors Integration Working Group

An informal forum for the advancement of HFI 'best practice' within defence acquisition, focused on HFI technical issues. See also Human Factors Integration. more

Simplified Technical English Maintenance Group

This international group has Team Defence Information (TD-Info) representation from Maria MacDonald more

UK Simplified Technical English Working Group

The Supportability Modelling and Analysis Working Group

A working group that seeks to identify
and promulgate good practice in life cycle cost modelling across the UK Defence sector
and contribute to the realisation of the DSCM vision. more

MOD Policy Review Community

This community is for reviewing and commenting on MOD Supply and Support policy, processes, procedures and advice and guidance. more

Engineering Support User Group (ESUG)

The Engineering Support User Group (ESUG) draws its authority from ACDS(Log Ops) in its Joint User (on behalf of Cmd JFC) and Defence Authority for Logistics (DAfL) roles. It is the main input into the Defence Authority for Technical & Quality Assurance (DA4T&QA), which covers all areas of Engineering Support. more

Support Maintenance Working Group

A sub-group of the Committee for Defence Equipment Reliability & Maintainability (CODERM) more